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Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha denied today that the young footballers trapped in Tham Luang cave were tranquilized before being put on the journey out to freedom but admitted that they took anxiolytic to relieve anxiety. There had been speculation that since all of the 13 survivors had no diving experience and most cannot swim
The final operation to extract the remaining five survivors out of the flooded Tham Luang cave began at 10.48 am this morning. Rescue operations commander Mr Narongsak Osotthanakorn said at a press briefing before noon that 19 international and Navy SEAL divers were sent into the cave to extract the four Wild Boars (Moo Pa)
Thai media have come under heavy criticisms for what is seen as their overzealous competition in covering the Tham Luang rescue operation, with some being accused of breaching ethics and even potentially endangering the safety of a helicopter used to transport the rescued survivors. Media critics also lambasted some of the newspapers and broadcasters for
Elon Musk, Americian chief executive of Tesla Inc, SpaceX and Boring Company, visited Tham Luang this morning, and left behind a mini-sub prototype in the cave where five members of Moo Pa Academy football team of Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai district are still waiting to be brought out. On Monday morning, he tweeted: “Just returned
Thai and international divers are preparing to resume the rescue operation to bring out the last five members of the “Wild Boars” soccer team from Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai where they have been stranded for more than two weeks. Rescue operation Narongsak Osotthanakorn described the rescue operation which saw eight of the survivors
The first eight members of the Moo Pa Academy football team who have been brought out of Tham Luang cave are in good health though two of them are found to have developed symptoms of lung infections, public health permanent secretary Jesada Chokdamrongkul said on Tuesday morning (July 10). Speaking at a press conference in
The 5th survivor of the 13 who have been trapped inside Tham Luang cave for more than two weeks was brought out and sent to Chiang Rai hospital this evening while another three are reportedly in the process of being transported to the hospital. Thai PBS reporters at Tham Luang cave reported that at about 5.05 pm,
The mission to extract the second batch of the remaining nine survivors out of the flooded Tham Luang cave started at 11 am this morning, with the same team of international divers and Navy SEAL frogmen undertaking the tricky operation Former Chiang Rai governor Narongsak Osotthanakorn, in his capacity as the commander of the search
Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha said this morning that rescue teams are trying their best to bring the remaining 9 “Wild Boars” soccer team members out of Tham Luang cave as soon as possible. He said he did not want the media to press for the exact time and date when the rest of the
Search for the last 15 missing passengers from the sunken Phoenix dive boat continues for the third consecutive day today amidst rainfall with the search to be expanded to Phi-Phi islands and Koh Lanta in neighbouring Krabi province. Officials said that naval ships would patrol the sea where the current was flowing to look for
Rescue operations commander Narongsak Osotthanakorn announced the successful extraction of four more “Wild Boars” soccer team members out of the Tham Luang cave and expressed confidence that rescuers would be able to bring to safety the last batch of five survivors tomorrow faster than they did in the past two days. Speaking at
People are rescued by boats from Mabi Memorial Hospital that was isolated due to flood damage caused by heavy rain in Kurashiki, Okayama prefecture on July 8, 2018. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned of a “race against time” to rescue flood victims as authorities issued new alerts over record rains that have killed at
An Australian doctor is at the centre of the onging attempt to rescue the young footballers and their soccer coach trapped in Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai. The Sydney Morning Herald reported that Richard Harris, an anaesthetist from Adelaide, has been one of the international dive experts seconded to assist with the difficult
Attempts to bring out the remaining 9 survivors trapped in Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai will resume this morning after four of the young footballers were safely extracted in a dramatic rescue operation. The four boys, who have not been officially identified, are now being given medical check-ups at Chiang Rai provincial hospital where
A picture of hand links of SEAL members was posted on the Facebook of Thai Navy Seal this morning, accompanied by the following statement: “Thai and international teams joining hands to bring the Wild Boars boys home. Hooya!” Five Navy SEAL members are working with a team of international divers to extract the 12 young
Former Chiang Rai governor Narongsak Osotthanakorn announced Sunday night that four survivors were safely extracted out of the flooded cave and are now in the hands of doctors at Chiang Rai Prachanukroh hospital. As for the eight other survivors who are still stranded inside the cave, he said he could not say exactly when
